half-read

English

Etymology

half- +‎ read

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /hæfˈɹɛd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /hɑːfˈɹɛd/

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Adjective

half-read (not comparable)

1. Partly read.

   I put down my half-read book and went outside.

2. (obsolete) Inadequately or superficially educated by reading.
   • 1687, [John Dryden], “(please specify the page number)”, in The Hind and the Panther. A Poem, in Three Parts, 2nd edition, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC:

     The clown unread, and half-read gentleman